Gerard Piqué vs Sergio Ramos – La Liga – 2017/2018

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Gerard Piqué

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Sergio Ramos

Position: Centre-back

La Liga – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 23.05.2018

Gerard Piqué vs Sergio Ramos. The two fantastic defenders in La Liga, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Gerard Piqué and Sergio Ramos in seven defensive categories:

Tackles per match

Clearances per match

Blocks per match

Interceptions per match

Dribbled past per match

Offside won per match

Fouls per match

Gerard Piqué played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Sergio Ramos did — 30 to 26.
Piqué played more minutes than Ramos – 2292 to 2633.
Sergio Ramos has recorded 1.5 tackles per match in La Liga (EFRating = 3.39), which is more than Gerard Piqué’s 1 tackle per match (EFRating = 2.26).
Gerard Piqué has managed to get 4.1 clearances per match in La Liga (EFRating = 2.60), which is more than Sergio Ramos’s 3.2 clearances per match (EFRating = 2.03).
Gerard Piqué has 0.9 blocks per match in La Liga (EFRating = 6.30), compared to Sergio Ramos’s 0.5 (EFRating = 3.50).
Sergio Ramos provided more La Liga interceptions, he has managed to get 1.8 interceptions per match (EFRating = 4.91), 0.8 more than Gerard Piqué did (EFRating = 2.73).
In La Liga, Sergio Ramos has 0.3 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 1.67), while Gerard Piqué has 0.7 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 0.71).
Piqué won more offsides in La Liga, he won 0.7 offsides per match (EFRating = 3.18), 0.1 more than Ramos did (EFRating = 2.73).
In La Liga, Sergio Ramos has 1.4 fouls per match (EFRating = 0.71), while Gerard Piqué has 0.8 fouls per match (EFRating = 1.25).

Based on the analysis above, Gerard Piqué is clearly the king of 4 defensive categories (clearances per match, blocks per match, fouls per match and offside won per match).

Sergio Ramos is the king of 3 defensive categories (tackles per match, interceptions per match, and dribbled past per match).

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Gerard Piqué seems like superior defender in La Liga.